FRANCE

Suspected mine explosion28 August 2012

Magnitude
3.1ML
Depth
–
Belgian time
18:24:342012-08-28
UTC
16:24:342012-08-28

Main parameters

Date and time2012-08-28 16:24:34 UTC
2012-08-28 18:24:34 Belgian time
MagnitudeML 3.1
Epicentral coordinates50.214° N, 1.226° E
Uncertainty ± 4.2 km
Event IDROB 4768

Data source : ROB (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Last update : 2012-08-29 09:55:46 Belgian time

Location map

  • Epicentre
  • Station that recorded the event

Arrival times at the stations

Each station first records the P wave, the fastest, then the S wave. The farther a station is from the epicentre, the later the waves reach it and the wider the gap between the two.

Stations
12
Epicentral distance
156.6 – 342.8km
  • P wave
  • S wave

Table of measurements

Station measurements

P- and S-wave arrivals and ground displacement measured at each station. Click a column heading to change the order.

km°UTCUTCs
Belgian seismic network (Royal Observatory of Belgium)10 stations
ZEVZevekote156.64816:25:00.19+25.50 s16:25:20.33+45.64 s20.14
BOUBougnies194.78316:25:06.50+31.81 s––
SKQSteenkerque208.47516:25:07.78+33.09 s16:25:32.46+57.77 s24.68
RQRRonquières217.67716:25:09.11+34.42 s––
UCCBUccle231.57316:25:10.06+35.37 s––
DOUDourbes241.19216:25:12.18+37.49 s––
MRDMaredsous252.78616:25:13.66+38.97 s––
RCHRochefort285.89016:25:17.84+43.15 s––
CLAClavier291.18416:25:18.08+43.39 s––
MEMHMembach342.88116:25:24.38+49.69 s––
British Geological Survey (United Kingdom)1 station
JSASAINT AUBIN270.324616:25:15.44+40.75 s––
Dutch seismic network (KNMI)1 station
HGNHeimansgroeve339.47816:25:23.96+49.27 s––
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